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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 680
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, heat-treated
  • 2 to 3 tbsp milk
  • ⅔ cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Beat ½ cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar for filling until fluffy; mix in vanilla, heat-treated flour, and milk to form a soft dough, then fold in ⅔ cup mini chips. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream ¾ cup butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, and ½ cup brown sugar; add eggs and vanilla. Alternately mix in dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, soda, salt) with buttermilk and oil, then fold in ½ cup mini chips. Divide into two greased 8-inch pans.
  3. Bake 28–32 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool 10 minutes in pans, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  4. Beat 1 cup butter and ½ cup brown sugar for frosting until smooth; add powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and enough cream to make it spreadable. Fold in ⅓ cup mini chips.
  5. Place one cake layer on a plate, spread filling on top leaving a border, top with second layer. Crumb coat with frosting, chill 15 minutes, then frost generously. Garnish with extra mini chips.

Notes

Heat-treat the flour for the filling by baking it at 300°F for 5 minutes or microwaving in 30-second bursts until it reaches 160°F. The cake layers must cool completely before you assemble, so plan for about 1 hour of hands-off cooling time. For the cleanest slices, chill the frosted cake for at least 30 minutes before cutting.